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Sports Pur 23 • P1.AINPEAI.KR HKHAl.D, % . DtCKMBtR B. W mm p - 'i.f! \ •*> 'Where's the offense?' McHenry eagers edged by CL Central McHenry's Pat Dunne looks for an open team­ mate as Crystal Lake Central's Jeff Aldridge applies defensive pressure. Dunne scored 13 MCHS shredded by Wauconda Again, it was a team from the Northwest Suburban Conference. Again, it was a good player who did the damage. And again, the margin of defeat was 34 points. The McHenry High School girls' basketball team dropped a 64-30 decision to powerhouse WaUconda thari we thought they were." at West Campus Thursd3ffSI?^f£w^fflMVadmg the quickness, if We turned the ball over nine times in that span, and Wauconda con­ nected each time." Wirtz had predicted Wauconda would press and run, run, run. "There press was devastating. They were a much quicker team ing the Lady Warriors to 0-2 on the young season. The girls will host Fox Valley Conference favorite Dundee-Crown Thursday. As in the Warriors' 73-39 open­ ing loss to Grayslake, when the Rams' Theresa Bentz scored 3)' points, Wauconda's Saundra Cer- mak did most of the damage for her team. Cermak scored 34 points -- 21 in the first half -- as the Lady Bulldogs cruised to vic­ tory. "WE STARTED out Slow," understated McHenry coach Pat Wirtz. "They jumped ahead 20 0. not a everything else, was Cermak, senior and all state candidate. "Probably the most amazing thing she did was when she was driving to the basket, at full speed. We had a defender in the right place, but she just dribbled behind her back, and went in for the la> up It was unbelievable," Wirtz said. THE BULLDOGS led 22-2 after One quarter, add 4312 at the half. ' They took their press off in the third quarter, and we really played with them after that," By Steve Metsch PtaMMtor HmM Nowe tome* CRYSTAL LAKE - When you hold a team to 38 points on its own court, the bus ride home must be a happy one, right? Wrong. McHenry's boys' basketball team took the long way home Fri­ day night, even after clamping down on a potent Crystal Lake Central offense. But the Warriors' offense did a disappearing act, leaving Coach Ken Ludwig perplexed. "We had them all the way," he said. "Our offense was just stag­ nant. I don't know what we're go­ ing to do. We've got to get more scoring, that's all there is to It.",..... Only two Warriors scored in double figures as Central spoiled McHenry's Fox Valley Con­ ference debut, 38-37. McHENRY'S defense shined all night, even when a well-covered Rich Stempinski sank the game- winning shot with 13 seconds left. "It went right off the rim and bounced the right way for him. Defensively, our kids did a good job," Ludwig said. "(Central's Bill) Heppner being out made a difference. We practiced all week with him in there." The 6-6 sophomore, hobbled by the flu, played sparingly for Cen­ tral (2-0, 3-3). Meeting Central without one of its key players was a golden opportunity tor McHenry, but the Warriors didn't take advantage. "On offense we refused to run. We've got to be able to run," said Ludwig, who's called his 1984-85 team his quickest in eight seasons. RUNNING HELPS, but getting the ball in the bucket is the main concern. The Warriors received a failing grade in that department, connecting on just 33 percent of their shots (14-of-43). Nonetheless, they still had a chance to win the Wirtz said, optimistically. "They 8an}e- . beat us 21-18 in the second half." After Stempinski gave Central a Wirtz noted Wauconda has been 38;37 lead» Ludwig called time tabbed to win the Northwest with 11 seconds left. The plan-- Suburban. "They should win it," the ball to sharpshooting point he said. "Last week, they beat guard Scott Freund. The 5-11 Grant 70-18, and we play Grant senior did take the final shot, but next week (Dec. 20 at home)J \ the bf " bounced off the far rim, Patty"Johnsoh Ikhfie Wrtor 'and Central had its third straigt attack with 12 points. Cind/,bw^r Gaines chipped in eight. The Lady Warriors will play three games in six days, starting with a trip to Grayslake, another Northwest Suburban Conference team, Saturday. McHenry will trek to Johnsburg Wednesday, before returning home for the Grant game. * Plaindealer Herald News Service photo by "Steve Metsch points, but the Warriors lost 38-37, in their Fox Valley Conference debut. Freund finished with four points. Senior forwards Pat Dunne and Craig Hill led McHenry with 13, and 11, respectively. Next was J.R.Wright with six. "I wish I could figure out our of­ fense. Our kids are better shooters than they showed," Ludwig said. BASKETBALL IS the main game for Central coach Arnie Kay, but he might fare pretty well on a chessboard as well. "It just ended up digressing into a chess match," Kay said. "When it gets down to three or four minutes in a one- or two-point game, that's what happens. "If you want to win a conference championship, you have to win these kinds of games. I'm real happy with the way the kids hung inthere." Even after McHenry reeled off the second quarter's first six points to take a 14-8 lead, Central refused to give up. The Tigers stayed close in the third quarter when McHenry threatened to blow the game open, and rallied from a 35-31 deficit with 4:45 left to play. CENTRAL SHOT 42 percent (15- of-36). Mike Harvel found the hoop just twice, but his second bucket was one of the game's biggest. - After falling behind 35-31 on a lay-up by Hill, Kay took timeout with 4:38 left. Central worked the ball to Harvel, who sank a short jumper. "We were down by four and had to get a good shot. Mike Harvel got that good shot. We needed that to get back in the game. If we miss it, it's all in their hands," Kay said. After the ball exchanged hands several times, Central worked it around to Jeff Aldridge, who waltzed in for an easy lay-up and 35-all tie with 1:56 left. DUNNE, HOWEVER, wasn't quite through, as he swished a shot home with 1:27 left for a 37-35 Warrior advantage. Kay took another timeout with 1:10 remaining. The inbounds pass went to 6-7 senior Mike Williams, who was hammered by Wright, his fifth foul. Williams sank the first freebie with 1:09 left to trim McHenry's lead to 37-36. His second attempt bounced to Dunne, and McHenry was back in business. ' But It wasn't the Warriors' night. McHenry set up for one shot, but Aldridge stole the bali and ran the length of the court, on­ ly to miss a lay-up. During the ensuing rebound, Harvel sent Freund to the line, but throw bounced oft le rim to Stempinski. Certtrtl called time with 23 seconds left to set up the winning shot. "OF COURSE, Rich hit a big bucket at the end. Well, he's a quality athlete," Kay said. Stem- pinski's six fourth-quarter free throws put Crystal Lake South on ice In the FVC opener Nov. 30. McHenry outrebounded Central 22-19. McHenry forced 19 tur­ novers, while committing just 11 Freund had four assists. Stem­ pinski and Williams shared Tiger scoring honors with 10 apiece. . "They had the same thing (trou­ ble scoring)," Ludwig said. "But they were ahead when the horn went off, that's the difference." McHenry's sophomores won, 60- 53. McHENRY (37) Pat Dunne 6 1-2 13; Craig HUl 4 3-511; J.R. Wright 2 2-2 6; Joe To- nyan 10*12; Scott Freund 12-4 4; Chris Anderson 01-21. Totals: 149-1637. CL CENTRAL (SS) Todd May 14-56; Jeff Aldridge 2 04 4; Mike Williams 4 2-4 10; Rich Stempinski 5 0-210; Mike Harvel 2 0-0 4; Steve Van Witxenburg 1 2-2 4. Totals: 159-1538. Total fouls (fouled out): McHenry 14 (Wright), Central 19 (none). Technicals: none. McHenry 913199-97 CL Central 919119-99 POX VALLEY CONFERENCE Cool All ' W L L L Woodstock 2 0 5 3 CL Central 2 0 4 3 Dundee-Crown > 1 0 5 3 CL South 1 1 2 6 McHENRY 0 1 t S Jacobs 0 2 3 4 Cary-Grove 0 2 1 7 NW SUBURBAN : % i « « Coef All : W L W L Marengo 2 0 4 2 Grayslake - 2 0 3 2 Grant 2 0 4 4 JOHNSBURG 1 1 S 2 Lake Zurich 1 1 1 6 Round Lake 0 2 4 3 Wauconda 0 2 3 3 MARIAN C. 0 S 2 3 Huntley Harvard IM&lniaton Burlington C. RICHMOND Valley Luth. Sandwich Hampshire BIO EIGHT CoHI W L All W L FOXHOLE TAP & PIZZERIA Lady Skyhawks blast Rockets for first win Johnsburg High's girls' basket ball squad evened its record at 1-1 w i t h a 6 3 - 3 6 t h r a s h i n g o f Richmond-Burton Thursday. Laura Oeffling led the onslaught for the Lady Skyhawks. scoring 21 points. Cris May added 10 p "It was a nice win for us," said JHS coach Nancy Fahey "It's good to get a win." F a h e y s a i d h e r t e a m ' s quickness and half-court press took its toll on the young Rockets "We were leading 21-8 after the first quarter," Fahey said, "so we took the press off. They're an inex­ perienced team, and thev got rat­ tled." T H E S K Y H A W K S t h e n employed a 1-2-2 zone and Fahey said it too worked well. "they (R-B) couldn't get inside. We were only giving them one shot, vand we were rebounding well, which allowed us to run." Fahey and the Skyhawks outre- bounded Woodstock in the season opener, but the Blue Streaks thwarted the JHS running game en route to a 49-42 win. "We had the same number of re bounds as we did a gainst Woodstock (37)," noted Fahey. "But our fast break was much more under control." Oeffling, a junior, shot an im pressive 9-of-13 from the field in the game. Junior center Vicki DuBeau pulled down eight rebounds, while freshman Caroline Shine had five caroms. Patti Butler dished out six assists for the Hawks, and May had five. "WE SHOT free throws better than we did against Woodstock," Fahey noted. Against the Blue Streaks, JHS shot a dismal 41 per­ cent from the charity stripe That number was raised to 60 p e r c e n t ( 1 7 - f o r - 2 9 > a g a i n s t Richmond-Burton May's 6 for 8 and Scavo's 4-for-4 led the way. "We're shooting for 70 percent, ideally," Fahey said. The Skyhawks traveled to Lake Zurich tor the conference opener Tuesday, and will head to Jacobs Thursday The girls' home debut w i l l b e W e d n e s d a y a g a i n s t McHenry. PIZZA OUR SPECIALTY •PIZZA • CHICKEN • SANDWICHES • STEAKS •SEAFOOD, • ITALIAN f" OOD 9HCIM.TV - COCKTAILS -- OUMNO THSSt HOUR*. MONTHRU THURS 4PM-MIONKJHT FRI & SAT 4PM-1AM SUNDAY 4PM-11PM RT. 1201 THE FOX RIVER • McHENRY I I I U l i t i s COME IN PACK YOUR BAGS & FLY! DENVER *178* MIAMI *199 LOS ANGELES *310 NEW YORK 408* BOSTON *138 •ALL AIRFARES ROUND TRIP ) Adventures Unlimited Travel 385-6710 •k PACKAGES! 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